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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2020
Tokyo court grants bail for lawmaker Anri Kawai, charged with vote-buying
Anri has been tried separately from her husband Katsuyuki, the former justice minister, since he fired his lawyers and hearings in his case were suspended.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2020
Man arrested in Japan's first cycling road rage case under new law
Authorities collected dashcam footage from cars in the area that enabled them to serve the fresh warrant Monday.
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BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2020
'Demon Slayer' fastest movie to rake in ¥10 billion in Japan
Fans are watching closely to see if the movie will overtake 'Spirited Away' as the highest grossing Japanese movie in history.
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CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2020
‘Handmade in Japan’: A cross-country journey with traditional artisans
Irwin Wong's personal project, which began with photos of craftspeople he admired, is now an insightful deep dive on Japan's traditional crafts.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020
Pandemic pushes Japan's wealthy to spend like there's no tomorrow
Since overseas travel has become virtually impossible, some people have been diverting more of their disposable income into luxury items such as new cars.
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JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020
Japan weighs ¥10 trillion extra budget to counter coronavirus, report says
The government may extend a domestic travel subsidy system but is unlikely to offer more direct cash handouts to households, the newspaper reported.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2020
Tokyo man arrested over dismembered body in Niigata Prefecture
The body, in several pieces, was found Monday inside a closet in an apartment in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2020
Consumer prices in Japan falling at slower pace for now, data shows
The figures come ahead of a meeting next week in which the Bank of Japan will give its latest inflation forecasts.
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JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020
Fake residence cards proliferating as more non-Japanese overstay
Investigators acted on 748 cases of possession, forgery and other offenses involving residence cards in 2019 alone, according to the National Police Agency.
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BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2020
IMF backs Suga’s reform plan but urges BOJ to review inflation goal
The International Monetary Fund gave a thumbs-up Wednesday to plans by new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to maintain the thrust of his predecessor's Abenomics stimulus programs, while pushing through reforms to revitalize the economy.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2020
Board member flags BOJ concern over risks of prolonged pandemic
A slower-than-expected recovery could lead to an increase in unpayable debt, job losses and bankruptcies that would lower the country's growth potential.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2020
BOJ likely to reduce inflation forecasts as Go To campaign cuts prices
The travel discounts started in July, and have helped drive consumer inflation below zero as hotel prices dropped by more than 30% from a year ago.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2020
Parents convicted for 10-day hotel break while kids, 1 and 3, home alone
Currently, the two girls have no health problems, according to the couple's lawyer.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2020
Former top Japanese bureaucrat accused of murdering son pleads not guilty
Hideaki Kumazawa, 77, was sentenced to six years in prison by the Tokyo District Court in December last year.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2020
With Buffett's seal of approval, overseas investors revisit Japan stocks
Last week, foreign traders spent u00a51.42 trillion ($13.5 billion) on Japanese stocks — the most in more than 18 months and the fifth-largest amount on record.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2020
Japan’s exports fall at single-digit pace as trade improves
Expert says China is currently the biggest driving factor for Japan's exports as the economy there makes a speedy recovery.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 18, 2020
Niigata Prefecture’s Hyakunen-Monogatari crafts a home in Tokyo
The project's theme is “The Tools are Suitable for u2018Ourselves From Here On.'” Here are a few “On: Design” favorites from the initiative.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Oct 17, 2020
As the weather cools, make this hearty nimono simmered stew
The taro has been a staple starch for centuries, and today it's grown all over Japan. Here, it rounds out a fall stew perfect for lunch or dinner.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 17, 2020
Media join the debate over the economics of a universal basic income
Could the introduction of such a welfare model lead to economic inequality?
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Oct 17, 2020
Japan and Russia: The chivalrous war erupts
A key figure in the Russo-Japanese War, Gen. Maresuke Nogi was both a soldier and a poet.

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